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Re: scratchboard

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From: The Whites (bolide_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Tue Oct 30 2001 - 04:20:59 PST

Melinda, Try having students cover all the colors with a thick coat of white crayon before painting over. I use India ink instead of paint. I tell them to color heavy with their colors and that the white should look like a thick fog over their colors. I have students use sharpened pencils to scratch - safer than paper clips and they don't break as easily as toothpicks. Good Luck Linda W.
  For subject matter I have used city scapes, outer space,
  dinosaurs, and jungles - depends on grade level and classroom connection if possible. L
  Subject: scratchboard
  Problem: the color does not come through well after scratching.
  also, what kind of subject matter lends itself to this activity 

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